*dollhouse flail*

[orangerful]

ZOMG! Good episode. Great balance of "Echo of the Week", overall Dollhouse mystery, and random character exposition. (though I should have guessed it would be quality stuff with Jane Espenson as one of the writers.



So...Paul really screwed the pooch. I mean, I'm pretty sure that the FBI files attached to November/Mellie that vanished when he searched for the fingerprints were deleted by someone in the Dollhouse, waiting to see if he was looking. That, or Alpha. Either way, uh oh. At least the fingerprint lady sorta believes him now, which means he can logically go to her for more help if he needs it.

I feel bad for Mellie. I mean, she doesn't know! And Paul is pushing her away, then making out with her, and probably going back into push away mode after his shower scene. And if he does follow through with his Dollhouse saving, Mellie will be wiped and he will have to restore her original personality.

Also, whoa, how many times has she been busted? And how did her handler let that happen??? There were quite a few mugshots in that file.

Echo's story was actually interesting because of the connection to Dewitt and the whole idea of life after death. Boyd's reaction to the whole thing was very key too...he wasn't solely concerned about Echo, he was disturbed by this whole idea.

Topher's story was pretty sad too. Once a year he makes this ultimate girlfriend and celebrates his birthday alone. Dewitt comments that this is somehow combating loneliness, but does it really? I mean, Topher knows that he's just used a computer to create a girl who likes him, which is different from actually finding a girl that likes him. (shades of the BtVS episode I Was Made To Love You, though hopefully Topher is not on the road to Warren-ness).

And the preview clip for next week??? OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As I've posted many times before, I think the whole "doll of the week" plot wears thin fast and I don't think that the show can continue like that - and just from the little clips we saw, I hope that next week it gets closer to becoming much more. AND FRAKKIN' WASH! *flails*



On a side note: Do you think Topher and Sheldon (Big Bang Theory) would get along? Or would their self-proclaimed brilliance be too much for one room? I think they would be very weird BFFs since they are in different areas of science. Hm...

Comments

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

And sooooo many names! Dear lordy! Then POOF!

When Paul answered Mellie when she asked if he found any Dollhouse clients...and he said, "Found one." I died. Cause he's thinking of himself that way now since he partook of her offered 'services'. And whoa mama did he take. *fans self*

I really liked the Sierra!imprint/Topher dynamic. All he wants is his own nerd!girl to play epic laser tag with! Is that so much to ask? Plus again I thought Sierra was softer and not as angular this episode, so of course I want another Sierra icon. haha.

I liked this Echo-of-the-week even if her hair bothered me the WHOLE episode until it was just loose again. That dangling giant chunk o'hair made my eyeballs itch to either chop it off or tuck it back. Didn't help that she just kept stroking it (touching it and not pushing it behind her ear.) It was like hair!porn.

The PREVIEWOFOMGWTFBBQKITTENS!

LOL So you got spoiled then I see? haha. (Cause I didn't see it show, show Alpha.) I did think that Claire's reaction was interesting. Did you notice it wasn't really terror? I would think shrinking back, hands up to defend, wide eyes of fear (ph34r), and the whole shebang. She looked like he just stepped out to the grocery store and got home sooner than she thought. "OH ALPHA...Home already?" eyebrow raise & smirk* "Did you forget the milk again, you silly goose?"

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

Also, I think that Topher would sit in Sheldon's spot and joke around until he got three strikes and was banished from Sheldon's apartment. lol.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

LOL, I just envisionsed an epic slapfight ala Xander vs. Harmony!

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

*grin* Topher would definitely be the one to start it.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

spoiled what? They showed Alan Tudyk in the teaser! Is he Alpha? Frak me.

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

lmao! I missed him in the teaser!
Umm no...not at all. That's not at all why I was excited for you to know...
*frakkityfrakfrak*

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

it's alright, clearly I was going to find out next week. I won't make a little Morgan voodoo doll or anything...

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

Well at least now we can squee!flail together. CAUSE I AM EXCITED WASHOMG.

Did you see what I was talking about with preview!Claire? I think we're going to get some twisty info there, but I have nothing to go on with which of our theories might prove true!

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

Do you think he always uses Sierra? His reaction when Boyd said she was "available" seemed both nonchalant and "OMGYES!"...

I want a Sierra icon too. We can do this episode next for our challenge, y/y? (says the girl who has had no time for BBT iconing, I swear I will get to it sooon)

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

Oddly out of the dolls we know, I wouldn't expect him to choose anyone else. Even out of the dolls you see walking around. I mean Sierra just works. lol.

y/y. Or at least for one of them, because I am all for it. haha.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

We should probably make some sort of post on our respective graphics blogs keeping track of these challenges...maybe then we could ask for suggestions from our minions friends to choose more topics!

[faeriesfolly.livejournal.com]

MAYBE like a sticky post. Hmmmmm....

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

yeah, that's what I'm thinking. We can include the links to all of our previous challenges and have a spot for suggestions. :D

Also, I just finished cropping/coloring my BBT set. I'll probably finish it off tomorrow. These caps were really fun to work with! :D

[mfirefly10.livejournal.com]

That Paul/Mellie scene = EPIC hotness!!! *died* of *SQUEE!!!* then *sobbed* when Paul said he'd found a client...Oh, Paul...*huggles*

I really loved the Topher/Sierra!imprint friendship. And that's all it was. He created a hot!nerd who would love and understand him and help him celebrate his birthday. But that's it. No funny business, which is good after everything Sierra's been through. A sweet, innocent engagement with Topher was what she needed. And maybe it's wrong but I was kind of okay with it. More so than with 'Catherine'/'Roger' relationship.

Next week looks AWESOME but I'm thinking most of what we saw in the preview will happen at the very end of the episode and continue into the finale.

I wasn't impressed with the Echo-engagement this week. It was better than some of the early episodes but still didn't really hold my interest...However, the Adelle/Echo!imprint scenes were good. LOVE that she called her 'Addy':).

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

It was nice to have an Echo story that didn't revolve around her sexually or being sexy. Perhaps that's why I enjoyed it more than the past few - she was essentially an old lady! I agree that the Adelle/Echo-Margaret scenes were very well done. I really felt for her. It was clear that she had made special arrangements for her friend by providing her with the brain scanning. Hm...has she done favors for anyone else?

Paul/Mellie was both hot and heartbreaking.

Yeah, I liked that Topher/Sierra was a friendship based on a mutual respect. Which says a lot about Topher really, since we know he had to create her personality (oh and how sad to have to create your BFF - they would have no stories to tell you that you had not already heard...). I hope Topher does stays innocent and does not take a Warren/Knox turn.

[marshmallow.livejournal.com]

I got the impression that Mellie's mugshots were coming from before she was a doll.. like she lead a bit of a rough life, and maybe something she did was what lead to her daughter's death, compounding her grief and driving her to the Dollhouse. But yeah, wow, that whole dynamic between the two of them this week was intense.

I almost wished I hadn't seen next week's previews though. Maybe it's all stuff that happens early on or something, but it seemed like it gave away a lot. :/

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

oh whoa, I didn't think of it that way! Hm...wow...*ponders all the plot twists that could come from this*

Yeah, sometimes I'm happy when I watch shows on DVD and they lack previews because there are just too many spoilers in those previews!